This Is Your Last Chance To Book London’s Hottest Festive Experience
One of the highlights of London’s festive calendar, The Lost Estate‘s iconic immersive festive experience, The Great Christmas Feast, is returning for an eighth year. Having sold out for the last seven years in a row, this is your last chance to book your tickets so you don’t miss out on the incredible experience. Here’s all you need to know:
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The legendary tale
Travel back in time to Victorian London on Christmas Eve in 1843, and enter the home of Charles Dickens himself to witness the birth of a Christmas classic. What unfolds throughout the evening is an award-winning one-man staging of ‘A Christmas Carol’, read by Dickens himself, woven through with cinematic live music, and accompanied by a three-course Victorian feast and authentic Victorian-era drinks.
What unfolds throughout the evening is an award-winning one-man staging of ‘A Christmas Carol’.
This is one of our favourite events of the Christmas period, and absolutely not to be missed out
Harriet, Head Of Partnerships
The Dickens family home is brought to life in a 5,000-square-foot former factory space transformed into a Victorian Marylebone. Through intricately crafted sets by acclaimed designers Darling & Edge, guests are drawn into a richly atmospheric world. Returning for his fourth year, director Simon Pittman (Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre) once again shapes the production’s theatrical heart, with David Alwyn reprising his much-loved role as Charles Dickens – both narrator and guide through the story. Composer Steffan Rees provides a striking original score, weaving ancient British carols into a cinematic soundscape, brought to life by a live orchestra with a violinist, cellist and percussionist.
The feast
Of course, part of what makes Christmas special is always the food, and as the name might suggest, The Great Christmas Feast is no different. Each year, executive chef Ashley Clarke (Gordon Ramsay Group, SmokeStak, Temper Soho) steps into the archives, paging through centuries-old menus and cookery books to imagine what Charles Dickens might have placed on the table. The result is a culinary love letter to Christmas in Victorian London.
The first course draws on the bounty of London’s great markets, like Smithfield, Billingsgate, and Covent Garden, and served as a choice of potted rare-breed beef, smoked salmon, or a tangy potted cheese, each accompanied by rustic breads, relishes and pickles.
Then comes the centrepiece: a confit gressingham duck, rich and golden, paired with the trimmings of Le Maison: thyme and confit garlic roast potatoes, forcemeat stuffing, spiced parsnip, mulled cabbage, winter herbs, and a glossy duck jus. The meal closes in proper Dickensian spirit with figgy pudding topped with brandy ice cream and a silky crème anglaise.
The food was absolutely delicious, it’s like being in an high-end restaurant, and the drinks were imaginative and flowing
Elle, Senior Venue Partnerships Manager
The drinks
Through the night, you’ll be welcomed into Dickens’ own cellar, reimagined as a cocktail bar steeped in history. The menu brims with drinks once beloved in Victorian parlours, among them the famous Smoking Bishop, named-checked in A Christmas Carol, and the elegant Pear Tree Cup. They sit alongside new creations like Rumfustian, a nod to a half-forgotten English tradition. Every drink draws inspiration from Dickens’ fascination with punch recipes and the records of his famously well-stocked cellar.
The menu brims with drinks once beloved in Victorian parlours
How to secure tickets
The Great Christmas Feast is almost sold out once again, but if you act quickly, you might just secure your place at the highlight of the Christmas calendar.
